Savoy hotel building, neoclassical style, designed by architect Victor Velichkin, 1912, Moscow, Russia
The Savoy Hotel opened on March 30, 1913. Built to host tourists visiting Russia for the Romanov tercentenary, a huge celebration of 300 years of Russian imperial rule in May 1913. At that time, the original five-storey building had the most up-to-date equipment of the time, such as elevators, telephones in the rooms, and safes. Among the famous hotel guests were Sergey Yesenin, Isadora Duncan, Jiang Kanghu and Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Moscow literati en masse honored the hotel with their presence, reading their new poems there. After the Russian Revolution and World War II the Savoy remained a main attraction for the children of the Communist elite.
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Location: Moscow, Russia
Photo credit: © ruelleruelle / Alamy / Afripics
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